A coup d'état is the illegal overthrow of an existing government. Most coups d'état are run by aspiring dictators or political and military factions opposing the government. In his essay on ...

Cline Center for Democracy at the University of Illinois, "The Coup D’etat Project," September 2013. 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy.

As Niger marks two years since the July 26, 2023 coup, the military junta faces a critical test. Has life improved under ...

Fred Peabody's documentary 'The Corporate Coup D'Etat' examines the ways in which corporate interests increasingly control society. By Frank Scheck The title of the new documentary by Fred Peabody ...

This may be the first coup d’etat of the novel coronavirus era. But it is not the first time public anger has taken down a government during the pandemic, and it may not be the last.

Military experts downplay talk of a coup, but warn that poor governance and youth unemployment may lead to unrest.

Johan Grimonprez's Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat shows how Belgium, the U.S. and the UN conspired to oust Congo's first democratically elected leader.

The Coup d'Etat in Mexico. Share full article. June 26, 1869. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 26, 1869, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

African Politics, And Afros, In 'My First Coup D'Etat' Ghana's Vice President John Dramani Mahama has written a new memoir of growing up during what he calls Africa's "lost decades," the dfficult ...